Strategic Plan for Asthma in California: 2015–2019

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• Personal Author:
  Arnesen C ; Campbell Hicks S ; Flattery J ; Gandhi B ; Kessler S ; Kreutzer R ; Milet M ; Rossi D ; Tobacman J
• Description:
  Through the release of the Strategic Plan for Asthma in California, 2015-2019, the California Breathing asthma program in the California Department of Public Health, commits to maintaining and expanding the statewide coordination, collaborations, and communication that is necessary for realizing the full impact of the activities outlined herein. The Plan content is the result of input and guidance from asthma experts, groups, and organizations across the state. It is designed to function as a resource for asthma interventions and activities in California. Complete implementation of this Plan will require the participation of California organizations, institutions, agencies, and coalitions whose missions align with reducing the burden of asthma. Asthma is a complex disease and requires a multifaceted approach to reduce its burden on the people of California. Asthma is characterized by the inflammation and narrowing of the lung airways and is one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States. Certain races and ethnicities, as well as low-income communities bear an undue proportion of the burdens associated with asthma. For example, rates of asthma emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and mortality are 2 to 4 times higher among African Americans than among non-Hispanic Whites. The effects of poorly controlled asthma include disruption of sleep and daily activities, missed school and work days, urgent medical visits for asthma exacerbations, and even death. Approximately five million Californians have been diagnosed with asthma at some point in their lives, and almost three million currently have asthma. The costs of asthma are enormous - an estimated $11.3 billion per year in California for direct and indirect costs. While there is no cure for asthma, there are a variety of medical and environmental interventions and policies, which, if implemented, have been shown to help prevent asthma and control its symptoms. This Plan outlines steps to reduce the impact of asthma on Californians. It also offers programmatic suggestions and examples that may be used to develop requests for proposals. The 2015-2019 Plan builds upon considerable work done over the last five years to implement the five goal areas in the Strategic Plan for Asthma in California, 2008-2012: 1) Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation of the Strategic Plan for Asthma and State Infrastructure Enhancements; 2) Surveillance and Research; 3) Health Care; 4) Indoor Environments; and 5) Outdoor Environments. The 2015-2019 Plan contains two new goal areas: Partnership and Collaboration, and Work Related Asthma (WRA). Partnership and Collaboration focuses on building partnerships and developing collaborations required to reduce the impact of asthma on Californians. Progress over the past five years underscores the importance of building partnerships and collaboration to achieve optimal health of all Californians with asthma. Work Related Asthma has been elevated to a goal to increase focus on this important area that is under recognized and under reported. It is estimated that 974,000 adults in California have asthma that has been caused or aggravated by their work. Many work environments extend beyond buildings, especially in agricultural communities; the new goal is more inclusive of the diverse work force in California. The original goals are updated to reflect changes that have occurred over the past five years. While using this Plan (as with the previous Plan), important cross-cutting priorities should be taken into consideration: 1) reducing asthma disparities; 2) fostering asthma awareness and education; 3) focusing on asthma throughout the lifespan; 4) changing systems and procedures within organizations to better address asthma prevention, treatment and management; 5) creating the most health protective asthma policies; and 6) addressing social determinants of health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Chronic Disease Epidemiology Healthcare Disparities Occupational Health Public Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Chronic Diseases Health Disparities Policy Public Health Respiratory Diseases SDOH Social Determinants Of Health Surveillance Programs
• Publisher:
  California Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-80
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059418
• Citation:
  Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2015 Apr; :1-80
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Strategic plan for asthma in California: 2015-2019
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a793be3f0ac93b2c2d53ea03ae0a58eba78ffb2fe320394ec56c174f667601defa197a1d6315b534173a5fd465cebdadc53f879aa93f38b3447f6ca77fc49203
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223664/cdc_223664_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.66 MB ]